1. Send students on a scavenger hunt through a short informational text about the Underground Railroad. The text should include pictures with captions, an index, a glossary and questions to be most effective. This can be done in groups for the first time, if needed, to make sure the students understand where to find each part of the book.
2. You can use the same book to have the students look up vocabulary words found in the glossary for activities in the vocabulary section of this wiki.
3. Once the students are comfortable using the different areas of the informational text, have the refer back to the text on various assignments to give them practice in using the features and understanding their purpose.
2. You can use the same book to have the students look up vocabulary words found in the glossary for activities in the vocabulary section of this wiki.
3. Once the students are comfortable using the different areas of the informational text, have the refer back to the text on various assignments to give them practice in using the features and understanding their purpose.